#225FB9#225FB9

#225FB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.155 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225FB9
RGB	rgb(34, 95, 185)
HSL	hsl(216, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(216, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 48.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 14.12, -52.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 54.81, 284.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% -0.0307 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.155 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5056, 12.0256, 47.4989)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225FB9 #B97C22

analogous

#22AAB9 #225FB9 #3122B9

triadic

#225FB9 #B9225F #5FB922

tetradic

#225FB9 #B922AA #B97C22 #22B931

square

#225FB9 #B922AA #B97C22 #22B931

split-complementary

#225FB9 #B93122 #AAB922

monochromatic

#0F2A52 #184485 #225FB9 #3D7DDB #71A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#225FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#225FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225FB9

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225FB9	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A69BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.155 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#768bcf',
    500: '#225fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225fb9;
$custom-light: #768bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.762,
    "s": 68.95,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49798,
    "c": 0.1554,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225FB9

secondary

#CBA56B

accent

#A53CEC

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0C14

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #225FB9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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